Know this thread has gone quiet, but am bumping because i agree with the goals emphasized in two posts by OP & Jake * a Gemini PDA running close-to AOSP
* more community-generated lessons-learned regarding fundamental gaps (ex: re-flashing, US SIM issues)[/li]
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With respect to a Gemini PDA running "close-to AOSP", I think the best chance for that is through a fully working version of Lineage OS for the Gemini.
I don't know what level of effort that may take form Planet Computers, but they need to do what it takes to make that happen.
People may use these terms with different meanings or assume different definitions, but I think "Android" refers to an open-source operating system originally developed and released by Google.
The fact that Android was originally developed and released by Google doesn't mean that it isn't open source. LibreOffice is a fork of OpenOffice, which was originally developed and released as open source by Sun Microsystems, based on an originally proprietary software package called StarOffice from another commercial software developer. But now that it is open source, it can be, and has been, forked, and could be again.
Similarly, open-source Android has forks such as Lineage OS.
It is possible to combine Android with proprietary software. Most device manufacturers pre-install a combination of open-source Android and proprietary Google software. I would call this package "Google OS". Many Lineage OS users also install some Google apps and services.
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My understanding has always been that 'Android' refers to the whole platform / package - consisting of the open source parts (AOSP - the Android
Open Source Project), and the suite of proprietary software developed by Google (GMail, Play Store etc.).
Wikipedia seems to support that interpretation. 'Google OS' is not a phrase that is in very common use, and I don't know of anyone who uses it to refer to Android.
The 'Google OS' wikipedia disambiguation page offers the Android Operating System as only one possible interpretation.
But Planetcom sold the Gemini to Indiegogo backers as a device that would have cellular data, SMS, and calling functionaity in two open-source operating systems: Android and Linux. Not Google OS and Linux. Planetcom never said that support for the Gemini hardware on Android would depend on installing proprietary Google services and apps in addition to open-source Android. There is no need, and no good reason, for Planetcom to force that dependency on Gemini users who (for whatever reason) don't want it. It's not a hardware dependecy, but purely a commercial or political choice by Planetcom. And it goes contrary to how the Gemini was marketed to Indiegogo backers.
No. They sold it as supporting Android and Linux, and that's what they have delivered.
As of now, mobile data, SMS, and calling aren't supported in any open-source OS for the Gemini.
I have no objection to Planetcom making available a Google OS distribution for those who want it. But firsn they should deliver the functionality they promised on Android and Linux.
Planet's Indiegogo offering was a device running both Android and Linux, and they have delivered that. I think you are being disingenuous in saying they promised two open-source operating systems: if they had meant that, they could have used a phrase such as
'a free and open-source operating system, based on the Android mobile platform', as used by CyanogenMod and LineageOS which, unlike Android,
are fully open-source. That may be what you - and maybe some others - wanted, but it isn't what Planet offered.